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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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2026 Texas Primary Runoff

Steve Duble

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Steve Duble is from Houston, Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree from Texas Christian University and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. He and his husband, Evan, live in the Montrose area with their two rescue dogs.

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About Judge Duble

Steve is an attorney with over 30 years of experience. He has represented both tenants and landlords in Harris County Justice of the Peace and county courts. He is also active in progressive politics and has worked extensively on voter protection.

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Steve is currently a Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2. He was elected in 2022 and is currently serving his first term.

Has 30 years of experience as an attorney.

Legal Experience

As a judge, increased Zoom access for court proceedings and initiated hybrid dockets.

Supports the Eviction Diversion program, which helps tenants avoid eviction through mediation and financial assistance.

Supports transparency in judicial administration by providing accessible information on fines and fees for Class C misdemeanors.

Judicial Administration

As of January 22, 2026, Steve Duble’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Philosophy

As a municipal judge, Duble recalled 12,500 arrest warrants for failure to pay fines for Class C misdemeanors.

Ethics & Conduct

Organized “Eviction Town Hall and Know Your Rights” workshops across the district, in collaboration with other elected officials and community resource partners.

Established a lactation room and improved courthouse amenities with the help of generous donations from the MillerKnoll Foundation.

As County Clerk, installed video monitors in the courthouse to share critical resources and information.

As a county commissioner, placed additional HEPA air filters throughout the courthouse.

As a school board member, Duble said he "got rid of unnecessary and inequitable dress codes."

As a city council member, Duble repurposed space to create meeting rooms for legal aid and nonprofits to meet with clients and provide resources.

As a judge, Duble launched an Outreach Docket, a county-level homeless court.

Worked with Connective to secure a $75,000 grant from Rockwell Fund to build capacity in Harris County Courts through a Public Benefits Access Initiative pilot program to increase housing stability.

Community Involvement

- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.